Essential Collection is a Rock album by Four Tops, originally released in 2000. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
About
Few vocal groups could hope to match the harmonic skill and exuberant delivery of the Four Tops, from the breezy stroll of “It’s the Same Old Song” to the impassioned punch of “Bernadette.” The booming baritone of Levi Stubbs led the Motown mainstays through such sophisticated gems as “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” dramatic songs from the Holland-Dozier-Holland team that featured epic production, stirring soul-pop arrangements, and voices that urged each other on at every turn.
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Tracklist
- 1Baby I Need Your Loving2:45
- 2Ask the Lonely2:48
- 3I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)2:45
- 4It's the Same Old Song2:46
- 5Reach Out I'll Be There3:02
- 6Standing In the Shadows of Love2:39
- 7Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)2:44
- 8Bernadette3:02
- 9Walk Away Renee2:45
- 10You Keep Running Away2:51
- 11If I Were a Carpenter2:52
- 12Still Water (Love)3:14
- 13It's All In the Game2:52
- 14(It's the Way) Nature Planned It3:40
- 15Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)3:06
- 16Keeper of the Castle3:00
- 17Are You Man Enough?3:28
- 18Sweet Understanding Love3:02
- 19One Chain Don't Make No Prison3:31
- 20Midnight Flower3:33
- 21Catfish3:49
- 22When She Was My Girl3:25
- 23I Just Can't Walk Away4:23
- 24I Believe In You and Me3:59
Sound DNA
- Rock
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Photos courtesy of Motown Record Company Archives
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abdul FakirHARMONY VOCALS
- Lawrence PaytonHARMONY VOCALS ARRANGED BY
- Levi Stubbs, Jr.LEAD VOCALS
- Renaldo BensonHARMONY VOCALS
- Dennis LambertARRANGED BY
- Don HockettARRANGED BY
- Jeremy LubbockARRANGED BY
- John BarnesARRANGED BY , PROGRAMMED BY
- The AndantesHARMONY VOCALS
3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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